November 08, 2011

TCU's Patterson on Boise State: "They need to try to beat us bad."

TCU coach Gary Patterson wasn’t trying to give Boise State bulletin board material Tuesday during his media luncheon. In fact, he prefaced a few comments denying that was his intent. Instead, he was likely trying to give his Horned Frogs their own motivational tools by telling the media that the fifth-ranked Broncos would likely try to make a statement out of Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. showdown with the Frogs (7-2, 4-0 in the Mountain West) in Boise, Idaho.“They need to make a statement in this ball game,” Patterson said of Boise State. “They’re not going to try to beat us; they need to try to beat us bad. We understand we’re probably going to see Kellen Moore in the last five seconds of the game; you’re going to see their No. 1 defense the whole ball game. So I’ve told my group you better roll your sleeves up and get ready to go.”Patterson described Boise State (8-0, 3-0) in similar fashion.“They are a roll up their sleeves and come after your tail type of football team,” Patterson said. “They don’t stop. For them to get where they need to get with this senior class of guys, with Kellen Moore, they need to try to step on the pedal. We need to understand that’s what we’re going to get when we get there. We need to be ready to get hit and throw punches right back.”Patterson elicited laughter as he closed his media luncheon by clarifying that he did not mean players should literally throw punches. An Oregon player famously punched a Boise State player after the season opener in 2009.

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Yes the Broncos need to make a statement. We need to roll up a little on the Frogs. Funny when my son played youth football he played for the Horned Frogs and they wore purple but he is all blue and orange now...beat the Frogs decisively and root hard for UGA in the SEC. Total respect for TCU and Coach Patterson .....2 of the best coaches in the land Patterson and Petersen head to head ...should be a great game....

How much do you think Boise State pays the ref for the pass interference call in last minute of the game. Kara still made the kicker miss. I hope the talk that Boise State belongs to be ranked where they are will stop since they can't beat an unranked team. Undefeated against unranked team doesn't mean that you any good.